Attorneys at War - Inside an elite Israeli military law unit

Below are some snippets from a reportage called "Attorneys at War" from The weekly Standard:

For three straight days starting on July 15, 2014, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made thousands of phone calls to the residents of Shejaiya in
northern Gaza. The locals were encouraged to evacuate their homes before IDF tanks rolled across the border. Tens of thousands of leaflets were
dropped into the village. These leaflets suggested both a safe evacuation route and safe destinations to head for within Gaza City. The IDF sent
similar messages daily via local television and radio. But that’s not all. The IDF also made dozens of phone calls to Shejaiya’s influential
citizens, asking them to get out the word of the impending IDF incursion.

Thousands and thousands of warnings were given. The Israeli military authorities essentially told the enemy where the IDF troops would enter the
village and when. And for three days, Hamas fighters, no dummies, took full advantage. They dug their own forces in deeper. They activated
booby-traps. They hid IEDs. They got snipers into perfect positions. They brought in additional fighters. They pre-positioned weapons. They readied
their terror tunnels.

At this point, it was abundantly clear that IDF commanders had gone beyond any mandates that international law requires to avoid civilian casualties.
No matter. Putting their own troops at even greater risk, IDF commanders decided to wait yet another day to allow more time for civilians to get
out.

Gaza strip is not occupied. The last Israeli settlers were evacuated 10 years ago.

Wake up to reality. Israel is keeping people from going freely from Gaza with checkpoints unlawfully detaining them and has turned Gaza into the
largest open air prison in the world. There doesn't have to be settlers living in Gaza to occupy Gaza.

Israel is keeping people from going freely from Gaza with checkpoints unlawfully detaining them

How did you came up with that?
There are no checkpoints or movement restriction inside Gaza strip. There are checkpoints on the border between Gaza and Israel, as on every other
border in the world. In addition, Israel does not control the border between Gaza strip and Egypt.

There doesn't have to be settlers living in Gaza to occupy Gaza.

Well, this is the definition of occupation: Control and possession of hostile territory that enables an invading nation to establish military
government against an enemy or martial law against rebels or insurrectionists in its own territory.
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The only ones who established a military government in Gaza are Hamas. So maybe you right, they are occupied after all.

I haven't done anything to bring about the consequences like stealing and occupying others land.

Nor did Israel. The last settlements in Gaza were evacuated 10 years ago, so the Gazans got their stolen land back.
Regarding the occupation, there are no Israeli presence in Gaza, so how are they occupied by Israel?

Israel was given a land and they chose to break that agreement by expanding their borders. Annexing land by force is against international law. Every
bit of land they have stolen since 1948 should be returned to the Palestinians.

To say that the government that was elected into office is occupying that land is nonsense. What is the definition of occupation? The holding and
control of an area by a foreign military force which is exactly what Israel is doing when it comes to Gaza. Next time don't just link to military
occupation but rather occupation itself.

I haven't done anything to bring about the consequences like stealing and occupying others land.

Nor did Israel. The last settlements in Gaza were evacuated 10 years ago, so the Gazans got their stolen land back.
Regarding the occupation, there are no Israeli presence in Gaza, so how are they occupied by Israel?

Then why did they call telling them to evacuate their homes? I find your viewpoint most disturbing.

originally posted by: MaxMech
Below are some snippets from a reportage called "Attorneys at War" from The weekly Standard:

For three straight days starting on July 15, 2014, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made thousands of phone calls to the residents of Shejaiya in
northern Gaza. The locals were encouraged to evacuate their homes before IDF tanks rolled across the border. Tens of thousands of leaflets were
dropped into the village. These leaflets suggested both a safe evacuation route and safe destinations to head for within Gaza City. The IDF sent
similar messages daily via local television and radio. But that’s not all. The IDF also made dozens of phone calls to Shejaiya’s influential
citizens, asking them to get out the word of the impending IDF incursion.

Thousands and thousands of warnings were given. The Israeli military authorities essentially told the enemy where the IDF troops would enter the
village and when. And for three days, Hamas fighters, no dummies, took full advantage. They dug their own forces in deeper. They activated
booby-traps. They hid IEDs. They got snipers into perfect positions. They brought in additional fighters. They pre-positioned weapons. They readied
their terror tunnels.

At this point, it was abundantly clear that IDF commanders had gone beyond any mandates that international law requires to avoid civilian casualties.
No matter. Putting their own troops at even greater risk, IDF commanders decided to wait yet another day to allow more time for civilians to get
out.

Military attorneys, during wartime, would be better served by placing them in an infantry unit. Advice from military attorneys allowed Bin Laden
enough time to escape to Pakistan from Tora Bora.

Just a few military lawyers that you may know...Lindsey Graham and Scott Brown.

I had the distinct honor (not) to have served with the military (JAG) attorney who defended the Ohio Governor ( Jim Rhodes) after the Kent State
shootings. I made my crew chief wash the helicopter twice after flying him to Akron,Ohio.

originally posted by: buster2010
Israel was given a land and they chose to break that agreement by expanding their borders. Annexing land by force is against international law. Every
bit of land they have stolen since 1948 should be returned to the Palestinians.

To say that the government that was elected into office is occupying that land is nonsense. What is the definition of occupation? The holding and
control of an area by a foreign military force which is exactly what Israel is doing when it comes to Gaza. Next time don't just link to military
occupation but rather occupation itself.

a reply to: [post=19533382]buster2010[ not so, babe....look back over the last 30 years and even the oslo....Israel is good all the way and the other
side is pure stupid....150 incidents Israel got nothing for it's efforts.
really, man 150 times they gave in....the occupants were left on purpose....back when the land was unproductive.

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